PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lawrence (ranked 1385 p4p, 1520 weight class) and Ricardo Rebenta (ranked 189 p4p, 207 weight class). Lawrence comes into the arena with No Surrender blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lawrence
vs
Rebenta

180 cm
27
195
15 - 9 - 0

175 cm
27
185
8 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Rebenta!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rebenta scores with a takedown into Lawrence's guard.
Lawrence looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rebenta is one step ahead there.
Rebenta wants to control from the top but Lawrence keeps moving.
Rebenta won't allow Lawrence to sweep him here.
Lawrence is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lawrence can't keep his opponent in guard - Rebenta advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lawrence is looking for a sweep. Rebenta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence gets full guard.
Lawrence is trying to keep Rebenta in close.
Lawrence controlling the position.
Rebenta wants to control from the top but Lawrence keeps moving.
Lawrence wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence is working hard here to advance position.
Rebenta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawrence is trying to control the position but Rebenta postures up.

Rebenta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lawrence has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rebenta has managed to get both his arms back between Lawrence's legs - danger averted.
Lawrence working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rebenta.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rebenta stays in close to Lawrence's body and controls the position.
Rebenta postures up and lands a big shot to Lawrence's brow.
Rebenta looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lawrence is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lawrence is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rebenta is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Rebenta from controlling successfully.

Lawrence pushes a forearm under Rebenta's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Rebenta is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Lawrence!
A very excited looking John Lawrence made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.